How to Start Your STEM Career
1h 4mGeneral2024-07-15
Authors
CRFT Productions
Full-Service Learning Content Company
Keith Thomson
Course details
Are you ready to grow your career in science, technology, engineering, and math—more commonly known as STEM? This course is designed for anyone who is looking to get started or who is early in a STEM career. Get a comprehensive, practical introduction to the field and its many unique challenges and opportunities. Instructor Keith Thomson, who has over 40 years of STEM expertise, offers a streamlined approach to help you navigate the path to a successful career in STEM. Explore career objectives, required skills, networking strategies, and techniques for job searches, resumes, interviews, negotiations, and more. By the end of this course, you'll be prepared to align your skills with potential roles and land the job of your dreams.
Skills covered
Tech Career SkillsCareer ManagementCareer DevelopmentLimited SeriesCybersecurityCloud ComputingData ScienceSoftware Development
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Why your career is important and why it's down to you
1. STEM Career Fundamentals
- 02 - Types of STEM careers
- 03 - What are t-shaped skills and how do I build them
- 04 - How to TEE yourself up
- 05 - Thinking two jobs ahead
2. What Are Your Objectives
- 06 - What's most important to me
- 07 - Money and happiness
- 08 - Boundary conditions - What I don't like or want
- 09 - Who am I
- 10 - My STEM skills and competencies
- 11 - So what am I looking for
3. Preparing and Searching for STEM Jobs
- 12 - Using STEM competency frameworks
- 13 - My CV and what's important
- 14 - How to network with other STEM professionals
- 15 - How to find STEM jobs
- 16 - How to deconstruct STEM job advertisements
- 17 - Essential research on STEM organizations
4. Successfully Applying for STEM Jobs
- 18 - How to write great resumes, CVs, cover letters, and applications
- 19 - How to prepare for STEM interviews
- 20 - How to be interviewed
- 21 - How you can interview the organization
- 22 - How to negotiate a job offer (or not)
- 23 - How to prepare for onboarding, support, and joining
Conclusion
- 24 - Nobody else will manage your STEM career